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Krispy Kreme plans low-sugar doughnut
Posted: 2004-03-13 03:13pm
by fgalkin
Krispy Kreme plans low-sugar doughnut
Popular chain reaching out to attract dieters, diabetics
In an attempt to lure new customer groups, Krispy Kreme will offer a low-sugar doughnut.
The Associated Press
Updated: 2:34 p.m. ET March 12, 2004
Hot. Now. Healthy?
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, long known for its high-calorie treats, says it plans to offer a low-sugar doughnut to attract dieters and diabetics.
Exactly how low the sugar content would be was unclear Thursday. Krispy Kreme spokeswoman Amy Hughes said she didn’t know because the new doughnut is still in the early stages of development. It is set to debut before the end of the year.
But just one of Krispy Kreme’s Hot Original Glazed doughnuts has 10 grams of sugar and 200 calories. More than half those calories come from fat, 12 grams of it.
Krispy Kreme lover Clint Beaver said that while a low-sugar doughnut is a good idea, he doubted he would give up on the original glazed variety.
“As for me, I’ll die eating the fattening doughnuts,” said Beaver, a student at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
One of his med-school friends, Nathan Painter, found the whole idea of a low-calorie doughnut strange. “It just seems odd they’re trying to be healthy,” he said.
Still, he said, he would give one a try.
The idea of offering a low-sugar doughnut isn’t new for Krispy Kreme.
“We’ve been looking at this for some time,” Hughes said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4514999/
You know of whom I was thinikng when I was posting this.
Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
Posted: 2004-03-13 03:18pm
by General Zod
low sugar donuts? nooooooo!
Posted: 2004-03-13 03:21pm
by Ghost Rider
Don't taunt the big man, for he shall devour you whole.
and I will say
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Sorry I do not buy certain foods because they can be good for me if they are low sugar(I'll just add an extra hour to my workout)...but because the sugar makes them taste good.
Sorry, not even going to wonder what this crap will possibly taste like.
Posted: 2004-03-13 03:25pm
by Darth Garden Gnome
A healthy low-sugar donut? HAHAHAHAHA! Like any company on Earth would be so mindlessly stupid as to insult the pastry industry with such a blasphemous concoction. Even if it were possible (which, rest assured friends, it isn't), it would most certaintly taste like shit.
Posted: 2004-03-13 03:28pm
by General Zod
much like sugar-free, decaffeinated sodas. really, what's the point if there's no sugar and it's decaffeinated? those two things give it the right amount of flavor. same with donuts and sugar.
Posted: 2004-03-13 06:10pm
by The Aliens
It'll be like Diet Coke- done by people who don't mind sacrificing taste for the illusion of being healthy.
Posted: 2004-03-13 06:15pm
by kojikun
Low sugar for krispy kreme is on the order of kilograms.
Posted: 2004-03-13 06:19pm
by DPDarkPrimus
As long as they keep selling the orignals...
Posted: 2004-03-13 07:35pm
by Andrew J.
What's the point? Having low-sugar donuts for health nuts is like having pornography with less sex for prudes.
Posted: 2004-03-13 08:49pm
by SyntaxVorlon
Next up:
Baby's first pimp.
By Mattel.
Posted: 2004-03-13 08:52pm
by Joe
All the sticky fingers and gooey lips, none of the good taste.
Posted: 2004-03-13 08:59pm
by haas mark
'Donuts' and 'healthy' should never go in a sentence together, except for one stating that they shouldn't go into statements together. Especially regarding Krispy Kremes.
Posted: 2004-03-13 09:23pm
by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi
"The new donut will be marketed under the name "crap"."- Conan O'Brien
I'd say that quote says it all. It's probably going to taste worse than the others, or have some horrible aftertaste, like with those diet sodas.
Posted: 2004-03-13 09:51pm
by The Aliens
Or it'll taste good but won't even resemble a donut except in shape.
Posted: 2004-03-13 11:50pm
by Soontir C'boath
Damn, I want to go to a donut shop now...and stuff some fatty ones in my mouth...hmmm yuuummy.~Jason
Posted: 2004-03-14 01:05am
by HemlockGrey
What do you have to do to become a member of Krispy Kreme Donut R&D?
Posted: 2004-03-14 01:21am
by Darth Fanboy
Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:"The new donut will be marketed under the name "crap"."- Conan O'Brien
I'd say that quote says it all. It's probably going to taste worse than the others, or have some horrible aftertaste, like with those diet sodas.
+1 Conan Point to the AALtC
Posted: 2004-03-14 01:33am
by Darth Fanboy
HemlockGrey wrote:What do you have to do to become a member of Krispy Kreme Donut R&D?
Simple really, you have to eat so many Krispy Kreme Donuts that you can't actually fit inside one of their stores. Special weight-sensing alarms go off at Krispy Kreme HQ where a team of biological experts trained in the care of marine mammals whisk you away to a designated facility.
Posted: 2004-03-14 11:05am
by Peregrin Toker
Reminds me of that icky "Krispy Kreme Calendar" somebody posted in A&P not too long time ago...